In this paper, northern China includes Northwest China, North China and  Northeast China, in which the Carboniferous is divided into the Lower and Upper Carboniferous. In Northwest and Northeast China, the Carboniferous was developed completely, while in North China，the  Lower Carboniferous was absent. The Jiamusi，Aierguna， ChinaKorea，East TarimDunhuangMiddle QilianAlxa，Longxi，JunggarTuha，and Aletay oldlands were mainly developed during the Early Carboniferous. From east to west, including the Songliao marine basin，Liaodong gulf，Beishan marine basin, Qilian littoralneritic facies，Zongwulong neriticbathyal facies，Qaidam shallow carbonate platform facies，Tarim paralic facies，west Kunlun littoralcarbonate platformbathyal facies，south Tianshan littoralneriticplatform edgeslopebasin facies，north TianshanJunggar bathyalabyssal facies were developed during the Early Carboniferous. The characteristics of lithofacies palaeogeography of the Late Carboniferous were different from those of the Early Carboniferous，and the area of the oldland decreased. The Jiamusi and Aierguna oldlands still existed. The  ChinaKorea oldland，which was named as the northern China oldland of North China and center oldland of Ordos，and the area of East TarimDunhuangAlashan oldland were decreased,〖JP2〗 while Longxi oldland was increased to its west which was named as Mazongshan oldland in Beishan area. The North JunggarAletay oldland was developed into one oldland. The Songliao marine basin，North China paralic facies，Qilian paralic facies, Qaidam shallow carbonate platform facies，Zongwulong neriticbathyal facies，Tarim paralicneritic facies，South JunggarBogedashan marine basins were developed.